An adult winter Ring-billed Gull was at Bishop’s Quay, Limerick City today. This is presumed to be the same bird that has wintered on the river in the City for at least six previous winters.
A Whooper Swan, 38 Mute Swans, 18 Gadwall, two Shoveler, six Teal, nine Redshank, six Lapwing, 25 Snipe and two Water Rails were at Coonagh today.
Sunday 20th December 2015
Saturday 19th December 2015
Jay and Sparrowhawk (Una Hogan)
A Jay was seen in a garden a Westfields, Limerick City today. The bird attracted the attention of a local resident juvenile Sparrowhawk (Una Hogan).
Sunday 13th December 2015
The female White-tailed Eagle that fledged in Mountshannon earlier in the year has been in the Kildimo-Mellon Point area for the past two weeks (Allan Mee).
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A Barn Owl was seen flying over the N24 at Pallasgreen this morning (John Considine).
Another Barn Owl was also recently at Baggotstown, Knockainey.
Wednesday 25th November 2015
Whooper Swans at Coonagh ©Tom Tarpey
Eight Whooper Swans and a Jack Snipe were at the Coonagh Nature Reserve this morning.
A Peregrine Falcon was seen at St. John’s Cathedral, Limerick City(Blair McClure).
Sunday 22nd November 2015
A Short-eared Owl was seen at the Coonagh Nature Reserve today. This is a first record for the site. The bird was seen hunting over the rough grass and rushy areas around the lower lagoon on two occasions in the early afternoon. A Peregrine Falcon, five Whooper Swans, 25 Gadwall, 23 Shoveler, six Snipe and a Little Egret were also seen (Tom Tarpey, Phil Symonds et al.)
A Little Egret was seen near Kilteely(Tony Mee).
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